Bam Bam Bigelow

At 45 years old, Bam Bam Bigelow has this physical status:

Scott Charles Bigelow (September 1, 1961 – January 19, 2007) was an American professional wrestler best known by the ring name Bam Bam Bigelow.

Bigelow was praised by his nearly 400-pound frame and his striking flame tattoo that spanned the majority of his bald head by former WWE in 2013 as "the most natural, mobile, and physically remarkable big man of the past quarter century." "Bigelow is best known for his participation in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1987 and 2001."

He has competed in national championships, including the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, the ECW World Television Championship, and the WCW World Tag Team Championship during his career.

Hugelow's first Survivor Series, the first televised King of the Ring in 1993, WrestleMania XI, and the 1997 and 1998 versions of ECW's most popular annual event, November to Remember, were among the first Survivor Series.

Early life

Bigelow was born in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States, on September 1, 1961. In Neptune Township, New Jersey, he attended Neptune High School. Although he did not graduate, he did have varsity letters in football and wrestling. He finished third in the 1979 New Jersey state wrestling tournament in his sophomore year, but he missed his senior season due to a cyst in his lower back. Bigelow competed in arm wrestling tournaments in his late teens. Bigelow went back to high school, including a bodyguard, a bouncer, and a bounty hunter. Bigelow claimed that when working as a bounty hunter in Mexico, he was shot in the back by a fugitive and imprisoned for six months in Mexico City.

Personal life

Bigelow was arrested repeatedly as a young man on charges including assault, attempted kidnapping, unlawful arrest, drug use, robbery, and sexual assault. As a youth, he spent nine months in the Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility, and was sentenced to six months in Mexico City for unlawfully acting as a bounty hunter.

Dana Fisher, a local of Asbury Park, married Bigelow in 1987. Before divorcing in 2000, the couple had three children. Fisher filed a lawsuit against Bigelow for failure to pay child support following the divorce.

Bigelow suffered second degree burns on 40% of his body while rescuing three children from a fire in Wayside, New Jersey, on July 4, 2000. Following the tragedy, he spent ten days in a hospital.

Bigelow opened a deli in Hamlin, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, that sold a two-pound "Beast Burger." The restaurant was defunct afterwards. Bigelow then moved to Florida in the hopes that the warm weather would help with his chronic pain.

Bigelow was charged in May 2004 with reckless driving endangering a child's life. He attributed the cause to a seizure he had experienced, and the charges were dropped two months later. Bigelow was found guilty of smoking marijuana in August 2004.

Bigelow was hospitalized with a cracked nose and several lacerations after crashing his Harley-Davidson motorcycle on Florida State Road 50 in Hernando County, Florida, on October 2, 2005. At the time of the accident, Bigelow's girlfriend suffered with severe injuries, but she recovered quickly and stayed with Bigelow until his death.

Bigelow suffered from an opioid use throughout his professional wrestling career. Bigelow was suffering from various health disorders and receiving Social Security Disability Insurance by the time he died. He had a heart disease (arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease), diabetes, and a persistent infection. He also had back problems; back surgeries had reduced his height by 2 inches (5.1 cm).

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Professional wrestling career

Bigelow decided to train as a professional wrestler after being released from jail in Mexico, citing "not much else" I was qualified for." He began training at Larry Sharpe's Monster Factory wrestling school in Clementon, New Jersey, in May 1985, with Sharpe recognizing him as his prize winner. He made his professional wrestling debut on August 23, 1985 at a show hosted by Paul Heyman at the Studio 54 nightclub.

Bigelow began wrestling for the Memphis, Tennessee-based Continental Wrestling Association in mid-1986, with Sharpe as his boss. He was quickly established as a "monster" in multiple handicap matches and was regularly disqualified for illegally jumping off the top rope. Bigelow won his first championship on July 28, 1986, becoming the AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion after winning a battle royal. In a Texas Death Match, he lost the championship to Jerry Lawler on September 8, 1986. Bigelow departed the CWA for several months before returning to form a tag team with Lawler and feud with Austin Idol and Tommy Rich. Bigelow continued to appear in the CWA until March 1987. In 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1994, he made brief returns to the CWA and its successor, the United States Wrestling Association.

Bigelow competed for the Texas-based World Class Championship Wrestling competition in late-1986, portraying a Russian. He earned the WCWA Television Championship during his time as a student. For 1986, readers of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter voted Bigelow "Rookie of the Year."

Bigelow began touring Japan with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), with Larry Sharpe as his boss, reuniting the trainer with Bigelow in January 1987. Bigelow grew to be a very popular monster heel thanks to his agility and unusual aerial moves, and he won big battles over Tatsumi Fujinami and Akira Maeda on April 13 and April 20. In January 1989, he formed "Big, Bad, and Dangerous" with Big Van Vader, which continued until May 1989. He unsuccessfully applied for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on several occasions, including a match against incumbent champion Vader in September 1989, dubbed "The Ultimate Power Battle In Osaka." In 1990, Bigelow and Vader's tag team was reformed. Bigelow appeared in All Japan Pro Wrestling in June 1990, fighting in its Super Power Series against opponents such as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, Terry Gordy, Toshiaki Kawada, and Kenta Kobashi.

As part of the WCW/New Japan Supershow I in March 1991, Bigelow and Vader defeated Doom in the Tokyo Dome. Bigelow and Vader defeated Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Muto for the IWGP Tag Team Championship in March 1992. They did not rule until June 1992, when they were defeated by the Steiner Brothers in June. Bigelow made his last appearances with NJPW in October 1992, when he was competing in the Super Grade Tag League with Keiji Muto, before moving to Japan to return to the WWF. Bigelow was unable to return to NJPW later in his career due to a confidentiality agreement between NJPW and World Championship Wrestling.

Bigelow debuted in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in May 1987 as "Bam Bam Bigelow." Before making his televised debut, he spent several months wrestling exclusively in dark matches and on house shows. Bigelow appeared in a storyline in which various heel managers, such as Bobby Heenan, Jimmy Hart, and Slick all fought for him as their client in what was dubbed "The Battle for Bam Bam" on his first appearance. The whole storyline came to an end in August 1987, when Bigelow denounced the heel bosses and announced that his boss, Oliver Humperdink, would be named as a face, rather than a face.

Bigelow won a series of battle royals between September and October 1987. Bigelow made his pay-per-view debut at the inaugural Survivor Series, working with Don Muraco, Hulk Hogan, Ken Patera, and Paul Orndorff in a loss to André the Giant, King Kong Bundy, Butch Reed, One Man Gang, and Rick Rude; Bigelow was the last man to be fired for his squad. In a series of matches following the fight, he met One Man Gang. He received an award for "Best Head" at the Slammy Awards in December 1987, but later in the evening, he joined the rest of the WWF roster to perform "If You Only Know." On several occasions collaborating with Hogan against DiBiase and André the Giant, he began feuding with Ted DiBiase. Bigelow qualified for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania IV in March 1988, losing to One Man Gang in the first round. Bigelow went on to face One Man Gang in a new round of matches starting in mid-1988. Bigelow lost to André the Giant in a Madison Square Garden brawl on WWF on MSG Network in June 1988, where Bret Hart said André "actually killed him" by working hard; immediately after the game, Bigelow returned to the locker room, collected his bag, and left the Garden. Despite being a rookie, Bigelow left the WWF in July 1988 due to a combination of knee injuries (tears to both anterior cruciate ligaments) and heat from other players on the roster.

Bigelow debuted in Jim Crockett Promotions in September 1988, just before it rebranded as World Championship Wrestling. Oliver Humperdink, who had just joined the company, was in charge of his care. With the Four Horsemen, Bigelow began to feud with them. In a dim match in the Charlotte Coliseum in November 1988, Ric Flair, the leader of The Four Horsemen, was unsuccessfully battling him for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. He began fighting Horseman Barry Windham in the NWA Heavyweight Championship in late-1988; he lost to Windham by count-out at Starrcade in 1988 after being attacked by Horsemen's boss, J. J. Dillon. Bigelow was unable to sign a long-term contract with WCW due to his touring experience with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and he left the company in 1989.

Bigelow was back to WCW in April 1990, reunited with Oliver Humperdink once more. With Kevin Sullivan and Cactus Jack, he joined the violent "Sullivan's Slaughterhouse" stable. Bigelow and Sullivan and Cactus Jack were paired with Sullivan and Cactus Jack in May 1990, a loss to Norman the Lunatic and the Road Warriors at the Capital Combat pay-per-view. He lost to Tommy Rich after refusing to break a choke at Battle of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush. Bigelow's second stint with WCW lasted until August 1990, when he returned to New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Bigelow joined the fledgling Universal Wrestling Federation in March 1991, appearing on numerous occasions on UWF Fury Hours. He had a brief rivalry with "Cowboy" Bob Orton during his time in the promotion. He appeared at the Beach Brawl pay-per-view in June 1991, where he lost to Steve Williams in a main event match to determine the inaugural UWF SportsChannel television champion.

Bigelow began wrestling in Mexico for the Universal Wrestling Association in February 1992, appearing on its UWA television network. He participated in six-man tag team matches, with André the Giant, his former colleagues (with whom he recovered after their altercation in 1988), and Rambo and his opponents, including El Canek, Fishman, and Villanos III, IV, and V. He was one of a line of international challengers to face El Canek. Bigelow didn't like being in Mexico, and he left the UWA in May 1992.

Bigelow competed for the World Wrestling Federation in October 1992, winning a string of victories on WWF Superstars and the WWF Wrestling Challenge. In January 1993, he returned to pay-per-view, decisively defeating Big Boss Man at the Royal Rumble. Bigelow wrestled mainly on house shows, including tours of Europe in February and April, from early-1993. Bret Hart has been criticized repeatedly for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. Bigelow and Kamala's match at WrestleMania IX in April was postponed due to time constraints. Luna Vachon, Bigelow's valet and "main squeeze" were introduced in June 1993 (love interest). Bigelow won the first-ever televised King of the Ring tournament on Monday Night Raw, but not on Monday night as he lost to Bret Hart in the tournament's third pay-per-view main event.

Bigelow began feuding with Tatanka following King of the Ring. Bigelow toured Europe in July and August for the WWF World Tag Team Championships. Bigelow and The Headshrinkers lost to Tatanka and The Smoking Gunns on August 30, at SummerSlam. Bigelow and Luna Vachon feud with Doink the Clown began in October 1993; the Brooklyn Brawler was substituted for Bigelow in several games after he took a short break in early November to care for his pregnant wife. At Survivor Series, a match was set between Bigelow, Bastion Booger, and The Headshrinkers against four Doinks; the four Doinks were revealed to be the Bushwhackers and Men on a Mission. Mabel deposed Bigelow, the Mabels defeated him. The match was poorly regarded by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, who rated it as the "Best Worked Match of the Year."

Bigelow had a brief feud with Bastion Booger after Booger kissed Vachon in January 1994. Bigelow lost to Tatanka on January 22, 1994, bringing replacement Ludvig Borga to the Royal Rumble. Bigelow defeated Tatanka, Doink, and several other wrestlers before being eliminated by Lex Luger during the Royal Rumble match itself. Bigelow was also one of several villainous wrestlers to participate in WWF World Heavyweight Champion Yokozuna's title defense against The Undertaker, helping Yokozuna maintain the Championship. Bigelow and Doink continued their feud with Doink, resulting in a tag team match at WrestleMania X, where Bigelow and Vachon defeated Doink and his ally Dink to put an end to their rivalry. Bigelow appeared in the WWF's tour of Europe and Israel after WrestleMania X. On the 2005 DVD documentary film Bret "Hit Man" Hart Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Greatest There Is, the Most There Was Ever At Hart's request. Bigelow defeated Sparky Plugg on Monday Night Raw to qualify for the King of the Ring tournament for the fourth year. In the quarter-finals at King of the Ring, he lost to Razor Ramon in the following month.

Bigelow broke links with Luna Valiant on June 27, 1994, with Ted DiBiase announcing that he had bought Bigelow's job. Bigelow became a member of DiBiase's new stable, The Million Dollar Corporation. Bigelow had a string of matches with Mabel during the summer, and the two teams met together on the "Summer Fest" and "Hart Attack" tours of Europe. Bigelow, the founder of WWF, returned to Japan in July 1994 to work for Genichiro Tenryu's Wrestle Association R as "Crusher Bam Bigelow." He was a member of Tenryu and Atsushi Onita and won the "Super Battle of 6 Men" tournament. Bigelow and Irwin R. Schyster, a Million Dollar Corporation participant, defeated The Headshrinkers by disqualification at SummerSlam on August 29, 2011. "The Million Dollar Army" (Bigelow, King Kong Bundy, Tatanka, and The Heavenly Bodies) defeated "Guts and Glory" (Adam Bomb, Lex Luger, Mabel, and The Smoking Gunns) at Survivor Series on November 23, "The Million Dollar Team" (Bigelow, King Kong Bundy, Tatanka, and The Heavenly Bodies), "The Million Dollar Army" (The Survivor Team).

Bigelow and fellow Million Dollar Corporation member Tatanka began competing in the vacant WWF World Tag Team Championship in November 1994. In the quarter-finals and The Headshrinkers, they defeated Men on a Mission. Bigelow won a round robin challenge match at the WAR MEGA-POWER festival in Japan in December 1994. In the WWF Tag Team Championship tournament final, the Royal Rumble, Bigelow, and Tatanka lost to The 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly on January 22, 1995.

Lawrence Taylor, a former New York Giants All-Pro linebacker, had been approached by the World Wrestling Federation in an attempt to rouse curiosity. Bigelow was selected as his opponent after Taylor promised to wrestle a match. Taylor was introduced at the Royal Rumble, where he was seated in the audience at ringside, as a result of the taleline. Bigelow became enraged after hearing Taylor yelling after being pinned by The 1-2-3 Kid. Bigelow was given a handshake on ringside by Bigelow, but Bigelow instead shoved him to the ground. On the following episode of Monday Night Raw, it was announced that Bigelow had been temporarily suspended. Bigelow declined to apologize to Taylor during a Vince McMahon interview, instead threatening him to a match "any time, anyplace." Taylor initially refused the match, but after repeated insults from Bigelow, he accepted the challenge on February 27, 1995 at the WrestleMania XI press conference. Taylor was staging a public workout in a ring that had been erected in Times Square in New York City, which culminated in a brawl. Taylor defeated Bigelow in the main event of WrestleMania XI on April 2, 1995. The articleline attracted substantial media coverage, with Sports Illustrated, SportsCenter, and USA Today including it. Bigelow was credited with being the inexperienced Taylor.

Bigelow appeared on the "WWF in High Gear" tour of Europe, following WrestleMania. On the 1995 episode of Monday Night Raw, he defeated Diesel for the WWF Championship on return to the United States. Ted DiBiase revealed that he was firing Bigelow after Diesel defeated Bigelow. The other members of The Million Dollar Corporation assaulted Bigelow until he was saved by Diesel, thus turning the face of the Bigelow family on the back of him. Bigelow and Diesel team up against Million Dollar Corporation members Sid and Tatanka in the main event of King of the Ring on June 25, 1995. Bigelow defeated Million Dollar Corporation members Sid, Tatanka, King Kong Bundy, and Kama in a series of matches after King of the Ring. He defeated Henry Godwinn, who was attempting to join the company in In Your House 2, who was battling him at In Your House 2. He lost to the British Bulldog in In Your House 3000. He participated in the "Full Metal" tour in October 1995, marking his last tour of Europe with the WWF. Bigelow, a late-1995, arranged his early release from his WWF chairman Vince McMahon after being disillusioned by The Kliq's creative power. On November 19, 1995, he made his last appearance with the WWF at Survivor Series, losing to the newly unveiled Goldust.

Bigelow began working on the United States independent circuit after leaving the World Wrestling Federation in late-1995. Bigelow defeated Jim Neidhart in the tournament final in March 1996, becoming the inaugural NWA Northeast Heavyweight Champion of the newly formed NWA Northeast promotion. Although Bigelow appeared in only a few appearances in the competition, his reign lasted until October 1998, when the title was abolished. Bigelow defeated Typhoon in May 1996 to win the vacant Universal Superstars of America Heavyweight Championship. At NWA New Jersey in July 1996, he defeated King Kong Bundy. Bigelow returned to Wrestle Association R in August 1996 for a tour that did not conclude until the end of the year. Hiromichi Fuyuki and Yoji Anjo competed in the WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship for a brief period of time in October 1996. Bigelow was named as the inaugural Heavyweight champion of the newly founded World Star Wrestling Federation in 1997. Bigelow appeared at the World Wrestling Peace Festival, an inter-promotional supercard staged at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena by Antonio Inoki, where he challenged Chris Jericho and Konnan in a three-way dance in June 1997. Bigelow wrestled two bouts for the Japanese promotion Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, fighting in the "Fighting Creation" tournament in April 1998.

Bigelow debuted in the Big Apple Blizzard Blast contest in February 1996, taking on Taz in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Extreme Championship Wrestling contest. After Jack mocked him for his loss to Lawrence Taylor, he defeated Cactus Jack in an impromptu match later this month at Just Another Night. He was again confronted Taz in March 1996 at Big Ass Extreme Bash. Bigelow made a cameback in October 1996, defeating Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy at Ultimate Jeopardy in what was dubbed "The Battle of the Bam Bams."

In May 1997, Bigelow first appeared on ECW for the first time. He was reintroduced at Chapter 2, becoming the fourth member of The Triple Threat alongside Shane Douglas, Chris Candido, and Francine. He was undefeated until August 1997, when he suffered an unexpected loss to diminutive Spike Dudley at Born to be Wired. Bigelow made his ECW pay-per-view debut at Hardcore Heaven later this month, defeating Dudley in a rematch, 6-4. Bigelow blasted Dudley over his head and hurled him into the ECW Arena audience during the match. Bigelow won a series of more games over the next month.

Rick Rude selected Bigelow as a challenger for Shane Douglas' ECW World Heavyweight Championship on October 20, 1997. Bigelow accepted the challenge and went on to win the Championship, renouncing his participation in The Triple Threat as a result. Bigelow has successfully maintained the Championship in battles against opponents such as Al Snow, Chris Candido, Mikey Whipwreck, and Paul Diamond over the course of his tenure. When performing a gorilla press slam on her, he began feuding with Douglas on one occasion inadvertently breaking the pelvis of Douglas' valet Francine. Douglas won the Championship on November 30, 1997, in the main event of November to Remember.

Bigelow continued feuding with Douglas and the remainder of The Triple Threat, allying with Taz. Bigelow and Taz in a handicap match against The Triple Threat in January 1998; during the match, Bigelow Trace trampled Taz, reviving The Triple Threat. Bigelow defeated Taz for the ECW World Television Championship in Asbury Park, 1998, in his adopted hometown. Bigelow collapsed backwards during the match, but Taz was holding his Tazmission badge, escalating both men through the ring canvas. Bigelow's reign lasted until the ECW Hardcore TV episode, where he lost the Championship to Rob Van Dam in April 4, 1998.

Bigelow unsuccessfully challenged Taz for the ECW FTW Heavyweight Championship in a falls count anywhere in Heat Wave after defeating New Jack at Wrestlepalooza, Axl Rotten, and A Matter of Respect, after losing both men at the entrance ramp. Bigelow then joined Candido and Douglas to briefly challenge Rob Van Dam and Sabu for the ECW World Tag Team Championship. In the main event of November to Remember, the feud between The Triple Threat and Taz, Van Dam, and Sabu culminated in a six-man tag team match, in which Sabu pinned Douglas. This was Bigelow's last appearance with ECW, after he left the promotion to return to World Championship Wrestling immediately afterwards.

Bigelow suddenly dropped ECW after experiencing bounced checks in November 1998, signing what Brian Fitz and Christopher Murray described as a "lucrative" two-year deal with World Championship Wrestling. Bigelow fought him back on Monday, 1998, interrupting a match between Scott Putski and Chavo Guerrero Jr., who were kicking him out of the ring. Bigelow was involved in the titular match against Goldberg at World War 3 on November 22, fighting Goldberg. On the December 7 episode of Monday Nitro, he defeated Goldberg in his first match with the company. Bigelow was one of several wrestlers to compete in the main event bout between Goldberg and Nash on December 27, helping Nash defeat Goldberg for the first time in his career and win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship for the first time in his career. Bigelow lost to Goldberg at SuperBrawl IX in January 1999 after beating Wrath at Souled Out.

Bigelow lost to Rey Mysterio Jr. in March 1999, establishing him as a "giant killer." Later this month, he entered a tournament for the vacant WCW Heavyweight Championship, losing to Meng in the first round. He started fighting in WCW's nascent hardcore division, with a triple threat falls count anywhere against fellow ECW alumni Raven and Hardcore Hak at Uncensored, a hardcore match against Hugh Morrus on Monday Nitro, a kendo stick match against Hugh Morrus on Monday, and a toughcore match against Brian Knobbs at Slamboree.

Raven and Perry Saturn were defeated by Raven and Perry Saturn for the WCW World Tag Team Championship on Monday, May 31, 1999. Saturn faced Raven alone before Chris Kanyon joined the match as a replacement; however, Bigelow and Page pinned Kanyon to win the Championship after Bigelow and Page assaulted Raven prior to the match. Kanyon continued on Nitro, joined Page and Bigelow to form a stable, The Jersey Triad, for the following week. On the June 10 episode of Thunder, Page and Bigelow lost the WCW World Tag Team Championship to Saturn and Chris Benoit. Following Bigelow's emulation, Page and Kanyon defeated Benoit and Saturn for the Championship later that month; later, they introduced the "Freebird Rule," ensuring that Bigelow was also recognized as champion and that any two members of The Jersey Triad could defend the Championship. The Jersey Triad defended the Championship against Saturn and Benoit in a handicap match at Bash at the Beach. They lived until Road Wild in August 1999, when they lost to Harlem Heat. The Jersey Triad disbanded the following month.

Bigelow returned to WCW television on the October 25 episode of Monday Nitro, losing to Norman Smiley in the first round of a tournament for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship following a brief absence. He then returned to the hardcore faction. Bigelow defeated Brian Knobbs for the WCW Hardcore Championship on Monday, February 7, 2000 episode of Monday Nitro. In SuperBrawl X, he lost the tournament to Knobbs later this month. Bigelow appeared in "Millennium Tour" of the United Kingdom in March 2000. He began feuding with The Wall later that month after he began a sadistic streak and targeted many younger wrestlers, including David Flair and Crowbar. The feud came to an end in the battle for Uncensored, which Bigelow defeated by disqualification. Bigelow reunited with his former Triple Threat stablemates Shane Douglas and Chris Candido for a short time after being hospitalized for several months due to serious burns he suffered in a fire in June 2000.

In October 2000, Bigelow returned to WCW television for the first time. He was paired with Mike Awesome in a "Lethal Lottery" tournament in November to determine the number one contender for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. They began feuding after Bigelow and Awesome lost to Scott Steiner and Sting. Bigelow defeated Awesome's replacement, Sgt., before a scheduled match between them at Mayhem in November. A.W.O.L. Bigelow fell through the roof of the ambulance, culminating in a fight in Starrcade in December that was won by Awesome. Bigelow was mainly concerned with Thunder over the next month. Bigelow started feuding with Shawn Stasiak in early-2001, losing to him in WCW's last pay-per-view, Greed. The feud came to an end in a match on Monday's final episode of Monday Nitro, in which Stasiak defeated Bigelow.

Bigelow refused to enter a buy-out on his Wrestling Federation membership in March 2001 (the Wrestling Federation's parent company). He was one of the early-2002 recruits for the newly formed NWA Total Nonstop Action, but he was unable to participate due to his work. Bigelow returned to the independent circuit after his term came to an end in June 2002. He wrestled sporadically, mostly because of advertisements in the Northeastern United States. Bigelow wrestled in Germany in September 2002 for the European Wrestling Promotion. He made several appearances for USA Pro Wrestling, winning the USA Pro Heavyweight Championship twice in 2002. Bigelow said in 2004 that he would no longer take big bumps or chair shots out of fear of exacerbating his health problems. He wrestled his last match for the ACW Tag Team Championship on November 7, 2006 (ten weeks before his death) in Florida, where he was partnered with Ralph Mosca as "The Syndicate" to defeat Overkill (Legion Cage and Marcus Hall) for the ACW Tag Team Championship; the titles were withdrawn later that month.

Mixed martial arts career

Bigelow defeated Kimo Leopoldo in a mixed martial arts fight fought in Tokyo by U-Japan on November 17, 1996. Bigelow dominated the tournament, winning a rear naked choke in the first round. Bigelow said in a 1998 interview that he had been asked to abandon the fight and that he had been fined $100,000 (equivalent to $172,777 in 2021) for the war.

Acting career

Bigelow appeared in a number of television roles during his career as a wrestler, often portraying menacing villainous characters. Slim Jim beef jerky was also featured in a commercial. He was a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

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